Merilee tells Ronald she is old enough to be his mother. Brooke Smith, who plays Merilee, is only eight years older than Brian Geraghty, who plays Ronald. Valerie Mahaffey, who plays his mother, is twenty-two years older than him, which makes her old enough to be his mother.
The news story accompanying Mrs. Sullivan's plea for her daughters' return of the primarily missing indigenous women is reminiscent of what is known as the Highway of Tears story in Northern British Columbia.